Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack! is a podcast with in-depth, unapologetic discussions of vegan issues by two modern day vegan warrior princesses!

The show is meant to be a source of support and community for people already dedicated to the vegan lifestyle, but we also welcome new vegans and those who are veg-curious to get a peek behind the curtain of vegan life. We're hoping to cultivate a sense of community so that VWPs with no support can feel like they are connected to their vegan brethren and have a space to vent or feel understood.

166 Creepy Kids Movies Series, Part 3: The Creepiness of Kids Movies

13 Mar 2018 at 4:01am

To wrap up our Creepy Kids’ Movies series, we talk about how generally creepy most kids’ movies are – from fucked up lessons for children to things that are just downright disturbing. We had a LOT of fun with this one!
In This Episode
We get silly and wrap up our analyses of Coraline and The Last Unicorn, and also our discussion about (... More)

To wrap up our Creepy Kids’ Movies series, we talk about how generally creepy most kids’ movies are – from fucked up lessons for children to things that are just downright disturbing. We had a LOT of fun with this one!

In This Episode

We get silly and wrap up our analyses of Coraline and The Last Unicorn, and also our discussion about Asexuality, with a fun and laughter-filled rundown of how fucking creepy and unsettling most mainstream kids’ movies are…like, how many Disney movies revolve around kissing someone when they are dead or unconscouis, locking a girl up by herself to deal with her magical powers, LGBTQIA erasure, etc.

Article Mentioned
11 Disney Movies That Are Actually Scary If You Think About Them (Glamour)

Joke in the Middle
What is colorful and smart?

Links and Information

News

Vegetarian Protein Is Just As ‘Complete’ As Meat, Despite What We’ve Been Taught (HuffPost)
Animal-Free Dairy-Tech Company Raises $24.7 Million (VegNews)
Beyoncé Urges 112 Million Fans to Go Vegan for Coachella
(VegNews)

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We are honored to have Molly Woodstock back on the show, this time to talk about asexuality!
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WE ARE SO EXCITED about this week’s epsiode, y’all. Molly Woodstock, our fave, is back on the show to talk to us about asexuality, a sexual identity that is often completely misunderstood if not entirely erased from public discourse (... More)

We are honored to have Molly Woodstock back on the show, this time to talk about asexuality!

In This Episode

WE ARE SO EXCITED about this week’s epsiode, y’all. Molly Woodstock, our fave, is back on the show to talk to us about asexuality, a sexual identity that is often completely misunderstood if not entirely erased from public discourse and media representations.

Asexuality, as defined by WhatIsAsexuality.com, is defined as: a sexual orientation characterized by a persistent lack of sexual attraction toward any gender. Asexuality is a sexual orientation, like homosexuality or heterosexuality. And like being straight or being gay, it’s about what someone feels, not what someone does. Dating, having sex, masturbating, falling in love, getting married, or having children do not conflict with asexuality in any way. There are many reasons why an asexual person might do these things that do not require sexual attraction to be present. Asexuality is not a choice.

Experiencing arousal or orgasm also do not conflict with asexuality. At least 1% of people are believed to be asexual.

About Our Guest
Molly is the host of Gender Reveal podcast, Smash Everything! podcast, is the content editor for Travel Portland and Portland Monthly Magazine.

Joke in the Middle
What is colorful and smart?

Links and Information

News

United Kingdom to Ban Wild Animal Circuses (VegNews)
Vegans Now Have Their Own Cryptocurrency (VegNews)

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For some ungodly reason, EVERYONE, except us, loves The Last Unicorn. You asked us to review it, so we’re all complicit in this mess.
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Sigh. You know we love y’all, right? Our relationship is strong enough to survive this, yes? So…per many many listener requests, we watched The Last Unicorn…and we hated it. Since (... More)

For some ungodly reason, EVERYONE, except us, loves The Last Unicorn. You asked us to review it, so we’re all complicit in this mess.

In This Episode

Sigh. You know we love y’all, right? Our relationship is strong enough to survive this, yes? So…per many many listener requests, we watched The Last Unicorn…and we hated it. Since literally every other person in existence loves this movie, maybe we’ve fallen into an alternate universe? We’re very confused. Still, we had fun doing a ranty-recap and making each other laugh, hopefully y’all can enjoy us enjoying not enjoying this movie ;x

Since Nichole hasn’t been able to stop thinking about Coraline, a gorgeous and creepy AF 3D stop-motion animated film by Henry Selick and Neil Gaiman, we decided to talk about this week, kicking off a short creepy kids’ movie series.
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This week we’re talking about Coraline, a dark fantasy horror movie for kids (and (... More)

Since Nichole hasn’t been able to stop thinking about Coraline, a gorgeous and creepy AF 3D stop-motion animated film by Henry Selick and Neil Gaiman, we decided to talk about this week, kicking off a short creepy kids’ movie series.

In This Episode

This week we’re talking about Coraline, a dark fantasy horror movie for kids (and adults!). This film is breathtaking in its technical execution, its beauty, and most of all, in its exploration of a dark and difficult topic: abuse. We absolutely fell in love with this movie and recommend it to everyone who loves dark and creepy things.

162 #TimesUpAR: Covering the Recent Public Allegations of Abuse and Harassment in the Animal Rights Movement with The Bearded Vegans

13 Feb 2018 at 6:15am

This week we pair up with The Bearded Vegans to cover the dumpster fire that is the mainstream Animal Rights movement, as revealed by the recent #TimesUpAR campaign.
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In a collaboration with our dear friends Andy and Paul from The Bearded Vegans podcast, we take a deep dive through a timeline of the recent public allegations that have (... More)

This week we pair up with The Bearded Vegans to cover the dumpster fire that is the mainstream Animal Rights movement, as revealed by the recent #TimesUpAR campaign.

In This Episode

In a collaboration with our dear friends Andy and Paul from The Bearded Vegans podcast, we take a deep dive through a timeline of the recent public allegations that have come out against male leaders in the animal rights movement. We then follow it up with a conversation about public apologies by other men in the movement, avoiding ally theater, and how we can all help create a better movement going forward.

UPDATED TO ADD: It has come to our attention that Collectively Free was not credited for the #ARTooWhite actions at the Animal Rights Conference in 2016. We apologize for this oversight, we are huge fans of both that action and that organization!

Humane Society CEO Under Investigation for Sexual Relationship With Employee, article on Philanthropy.com

Jan 26th

The Animal Welfare Movement’s #metoo Problem, article published on The Philanthropy Chronicles by Marc Gunther

Jan 29th

Humane Society CEO is subject of sexual harassment complaints from three women, according to internal investigation, article on Washington Post

Jan 30th

Female Employees Allege Culture of Sexual Harassment at Humane Society. Two senior officials, including the CEO, have been investigated for incidents dating back over a decade, article on Politico
Paul Shapiro posts a public statement – It is a PDF of, what appears to be, a letter that was printed out and then scanned, hidden in a Dropbox link
Rick Bernthal, chair of the board at HSUS sends email to deputy directors telling them to focus on their work

Humane Society C.E.O. Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations, reported on the NY Times
Wayne Pacelle publishes a letter to his staff, on Facebook
The Humane Society of the United States accepts the resignation of Wayne Pacelle as president and CEO, on their site

Feb 6th

Jaya Bhumitra comes out with her story about working with Nick Cooney, on Facebook – stating he is emotionally abusive and manipulative

Feb 7th

Josh Balk makes a public statement, on Facebook (Balk took over Shapiro’s position at HSUS and has been friends with all of the recently accused)

Feb 8th

Christina Wilson comes forward about Nick Cooney, on Facebook – this time the allegations also include sexual harassment
Alex Hershaft posts in support of Wayne Pacelle
Nathan Runkle (former head of MFA, now just on the board) makes a statement on Jaya’s post

Feb 9th

At Mercy For Animals, No Mercy For Women, article on Nonprofit Chronicles

Going off our usual format, we’re celebrating 3 years of VWPA with a terrible (AWESOME) joke, updates on the upcoming book club, tangents galore, and a slew of ridiculous rants. This episode is the hottest of hot messes.
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Going off our usual format, we’re celebrating 3 years of VWPA with a terrible (AWESOME) joke, updates on the upcoming book club, tangents galore, and a slew of ridiculous rants. This episode is the hottest of hot messes.

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We’re continuing our conversation about universal basic income, or UBI, this week, this time confronting common stigmas that keep most people from believing that UBI would be a good thing for society.
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A continuation of last week’s episode on Universal Basic Income. See those show notes for links to all of our research! Also, (... More)

We’re continuing our conversation about universal basic income, or UBI, this week, this time confronting common stigmas that keep most people from believing that UBI would be a good thing for society.

In This Episode

A continuation of last week’s episode on Universal Basic Income. See those show notes for links to all of our research! Also, Nichole does a ranty-recap of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, another Matthew McConaughey classic!

Joke in the Middle
What time did the man go to the dentist?

Links and Information

News

Mosa Meat to Debut Slaughter-Free Meat by 2020 (VegNews)
The FBI’s Hunt for Two Missing Piglets Reveals the Federal Cover-Up of Barbaric Factory Farms (The Intercept)

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This week (and next week) we are finally tackling a topic that we’ve been interested in for a long time: universal basic income (UBI)! In this episode, we define what UBI is, talk about the results of some studies done relating to UBI, talk about how much it might cost and where that money could come from.
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Today we’re talkin’ (... More)

This week (and next week) we are finally tackling a topic that we’ve been interested in for a long time: universal basic income (UBI)! In this episode, we define what UBI is, talk about the results of some studies done relating to UBI, talk about how much it might cost and where that money could come from.

In This Episode

Today we’re talkin’ universal basic income (UBI). The episode recording went REALLY long, so we decided to split it into two parts. Today’s portion talks about the facts and figures around UBI; next week we tackle more of the societal stigmas and beliefs around giving people money and why a lot of them don’t hold water.

Joke in the Middle
Why kind of ant can count?

Links and Information

News

Grass is Running Out for Grass-Fed Beef (VegNews)
Major Meat Producer Cargill Invests In Pea Protein to ‘Accelerate Production’ (Plant Based News)

Resources

Wouldn’t Unconditional Basic Income Just Cause Massive Inflation? (Medium)
Giving housing to the homeless is three times cheaper than leaving them on the streets (Vox)
Should we give every homeless person a home? (BBC)
California Spends Six Times More On Prison Inmates Than On College Students (Think Progress)
Universal Basic Income: Why Elon Musk Thinks It May Be The Future (International Business Times)
Why we should give everyone a basic income | Rutger Bregman | TEDxMaastricht (YouTube)
The Meatonomics Index (Meatonomics.com)

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On the recommendation of a listener, we watched The Corporation and it got us on 10 all over again about how corporations are the WORST.
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We watched The Corporation, a documentary from 2003 that talks all about why corporations are the fucking worst. Though we didn’t love the format of the documentary, the information within was (... More)

On the recommendation of a listener, we watched The Corporation and it got us on 10 all over again about how corporations are the WORST.

In This Episode

We watched The Corporation, a documentary from 2003 that talks all about why corporations are the fucking worst. Though we didn’t love the format of the documentary, the information within was really good and got us thinking about a lot of things, including how corporations externalize costs to all of us and how they profit off war and disaster.

Joke in the Middle
Did you hear about the guy who invented Lifesavers?

Links and Information

News

Arizona Gets its First Vegan Supermarket (VegNews)
Mac ‘n Cheese Championship Goes Down in Baltimore (VegNews)
It is now illegal not to offer vegan food at prisons, hospitals and schools in Portugal (Metro UK)
BREAKING: Veganuary Goes Global With Sign Ups From 182 Countries (Plant Based News)

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157 Being Angry (Women): Why Anger is Good, Tips for Experiencing and Expressing it Healthfully, and the Historical Criminalization of Female and Black Anger

9 Jan 2018 at 3:30am

Rawr!!!! Grrrr!!!! Why I outta! *shakes fist* This week we’re talking anger, wanna fight about it!?!? We discuss the advantages of anger, our tips for experiencing and expressing it in healthy or productive ways, and review old laws and punishments that were used to legally regulate black and female anger.
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Rawr!!!! Grrrr!!!! Why I outta! *shakes fist* This week we’re talking anger, wanna fight about it!?!? We discuss the advantages of anger, our tips for experiencing and expressing it in healthy or productive ways, and review old laws and punishments that were used to legally regulate black and female anger.

In This Episode

Inspired by a post in the VWPA Society, we decided to stand up for anger in today’s episode. Often we are told to suppress our anger, especially when discussing political views. But, you know, like, fuck that! Anger is good for you! It’s an emotion and, just like any other emotion, it should be acknowledged, expressed and respected.

Joke(s) in the Middle
Why did the can crusher quit his job?
Do vegans still call it a “beef” when they fight?

Links and Information

News

Almonds May Surpass Dairy as California’s Main Crop (VegNews)
Chef Resigns After Serving Dairy to Vegans On Purpose (VegNews)
Chocolate Might Be Extinct by 2050 (VegNews)

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Since we weren't able to schedule any of our amazing upcoming interviews in time for today's episode, we're analyzing Season 4 of Black Mirror instead!
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Since we weren't able to schedule any of our amazing upcoming interviews in time for today's episode, we're analyzing Season 4 of Black Mirror instead!

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Hey girl! You ready to be a brand new you in the new year! Tune in for some hot tips for setting those rezzies!!!
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Hey girl! You ready to be a brand new you in the new year! Tune in for some hot tips for setting those rezzies!!!

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In our last installment of this series of Kids Movies Revisited, we watched Fern Gully, which was a total mixed bag for us. Overall, we walked away with warm feelings and were happy that we were able to end this series on a good note.
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In our last installment of this series of Kids Movies Revisited, we watched Fern Gully, which was a total mixed bag for us. Overall, we walked away with warm feelings and were happy that we were able to end this series on a good note.

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This week we revisit The Secret of NIMH, a movie that left Nichole with a sense of dread as a child, and talk about the disturbing mouse and rat experiments that inspired the book that it was based on.
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This week we revisit The Secret of NIMH, a movie that left Nichole with a sense of dread as a child, and talk about the disturbing mouse and rat experiments that inspired the book that it was based on.

We're taking a break from our kids' movie review series to answer holiday questions related to gift giving and Santa, in order to be timely for the holidays. WARNING: we talk about Santa and how he's not real (and kinda the worst), so don't let your kiddies hear if you don't want them to know!
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We're taking a break from our kids' movie review series to answer holiday questions related to gift giving and Santa, in order to be timely for the holidays. WARNING: we talk about Santa and how he's not real (and kinda the worst), so don't let your kiddies hear if you don't want them to know!

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For the first of our three-part kids' movie series, we rewatched Wall-E and were horrified at how awful it was. Beyond insufferable fat-shaming, it had an insidious conservative message lurking under its seemingly liberal veneer. Oof.
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For the first of our three-part kids' movie series, we rewatched Wall-E and were horrified at how awful it was. Beyond insufferable fat-shaming, it had an insidious conservative message lurking under its seemingly liberal veneer. Oof.

Hey kids! With the holiday season in full swing, we decided to solicit and then answer your most burning holiday questions. We tackle what to do about being pressured to buy non-vegan food for others, how to get family to stop harping about food when you secretly struggle with eating disorders, and what to do about being the only vegan at the table. (... More)

Hey kids! With the holiday season in full swing, we decided to solicit and then answer your most burning holiday questions. We tackle what to do about being pressured to buy non-vegan food for others, how to get family to stop harping about food when you secretly struggle with eating disorders, and what to do about being the only vegan at the table.

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After hearing about a school in Texas that denied a family's request for vegan food and served their 4 year old meat, we thought this was a good opportunity to talk about a lot of things, including access, how government aid can make personal autonomy more difficult, respecting others choices, and a whole lot more!
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After hearing about a school in Texas that denied a family's request for vegan food and served their 4 year old meat, we thought this was a good opportunity to talk about a lot of things, including access, how government aid can make personal autonomy more difficult, respecting others choices, and a whole lot more!

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This week we talk about the explosion of racist bullshit over VegNews wishing Colin Kaepernick a happy birthday. Will White Veganism ever not be a thing?
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This week we talk about the explosion of racist bullshit over VegNews wishing Colin Kaepernick a happy birthday. Will White Veganism ever not be a thing?

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Heyo! Today we wanted to share some information from one section of our London speech with y'all and generally talk about why pro-capitalist veganism will never succeed to free animals from oppression. Also, Nichole gives a legendary rant-recap of No Reservations, one of the worst movies ever made during which she and Callie possibly laugh harder than (... More)

Heyo! Today we wanted to share some information from one section of our London speech with y'all and generally talk about why pro-capitalist veganism will never succeed to free animals from oppression. Also, Nichole gives a legendary rant-recap of No Reservations, one of the worst movies ever made during which she and Callie possibly laugh harder than they ever have before on air.

We're in London and just gave our speech at VegFest London! To unwind we did one of our favorite things... watched a movie and then ripped it apart! We are joined by our good friend Marine from a privileged vegan.
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We're in London and just gave our speech at VegFest London! To unwind we did one of our favorite things... watched a movie and then ripped it apart! We are joined by our good friend Marine from a privileged vegan.

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Hey folks! Nichole was so excited for Nocturnal Animals, a supposed thriller by Tom Ford, but it ended up being a beautiful cesspool of misogyny! So...we're talking about it!
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Hey folks! Nichole was so excited for Nocturnal Animals, a supposed thriller by Tom Ford, but it ended up being a beautiful cesspool of misogyny! So...we're talking about it!

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We are so stoked to have Molly Woodstock from the Smash Everything podcast on our show today to talk about gender from a trans/non-binary perspective!
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We are so stoked to have Molly Woodstock from the Smash Everything podcast on our show today to talk about gender from a trans/non-binary perspective!

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After a one episode break from our takedown of corporate culture, we’re back at it today talking about dress codes and how oppressive, awful and [...]
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After a one episode break from our takedown of corporate culture, we’re back at it today talking about dress codes and how oppressive, awful and [...]

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142 Advice! The Ethics of Having Kids, How to Activist, Vegan In-Fighting, and when Politics Endanger Friendships

26 Sep 2017 at 4:00am

Today we're answering questions and giving advice! We cover dealing with differences in politics within a friendship, how to be an activist, the ethics of choosing to have children, and fighting with another vegan who also happens to be your sister on being too "high maintenance."
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Today we're answering questions and giving advice! We cover dealing with differences in politics within a friendship, how to be an activist, the ethics of choosing to have children, and fighting with another vegan who also happens to be your sister on being too "high maintenance."

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As a companion episode to last week's episode, we're talking about using genuine acknowledgment and drawing on some basic principles from Grateful Leadership to combat all the evils of corporate America that we talked about in the previous episode.
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As a companion episode to last week's episode, we're talking about using genuine acknowledgment and drawing on some basic principles from Grateful Leadership to combat all the evils of corporate America that we talked about in the previous episode.

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I mean, it's not like we all don't already know but today we talk about how they operate like (horrible) private governments, dig into the ridiculousness around noncompetes and the like and, of course, go off on SEVERAL related rants.
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I mean, it's not like we all don't already know but today we talk about how they operate like (horrible) private governments, dig into the ridiculousness around noncompetes and the like and, of course, go off on SEVERAL related rants.

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While in Portland, we watched The Incredible Jessica James on Netflix and LOVED it! This week, we're talking about why it's so good.
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While in Portland, we watched The Incredible Jessica James on Netflix and LOVED it! This week, we're talking about why it's so good.

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This week we flex our corporate expertise and talk about...talking! The Princesses give you their best tips and tricks for effective, persuasive, professional and engaging speeches, training sessions and presentations.
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This week we flex our corporate expertise and talk about...talking! The Princesses give you their best tips and tricks for effective, persuasive, professional and engaging speeches, training sessions and presentations.

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This week we're talking to Steven Dawson, LCSW, about burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma within vegan activism and veganism in general. We managed to touch on additional related topics, including how to deal with the guilt of feeling like you're not doing enough and how to build a better vegan movement through trauma-informed community (... More)

This week we're talking to Steven Dawson, LCSW, about burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma within vegan activism and veganism in general. We managed to touch on additional related topics, including how to deal with the guilt of feeling like you're not doing enough and how to build a better vegan movement through trauma-informed community building.

Inspired by an article on Online Read about a bride's refusal to offer animal products at her wedding after guests threatened to not attend upon finding out it was an all-vegan reception, today we're talking about vegan weddings and responding to haters.
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Inspired by an article on Online Read about a bride's refusal to offer animal products at her wedding after guests threatened to not attend upon finding out it was an all-vegan reception, today we're talking about vegan weddings and responding to haters.

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Today we're being super vulnerable and talking about, gulp...Impostor Syndrome! Something we both suffer from, which means we feel really weird talking about it! So, buckle up and get ready to hear us get real real about feeling like frauds!
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Today we're being super vulnerable and talking about, gulp...Impostor Syndrome! Something we both suffer from, which means we feel really weird talking about it! So, buckle up and get ready to hear us get real real about feeling like frauds!

134 Stockholm Syndrome: a Tale as Old as Time! (Beauty & the Beast Review)

1 Aug 2017 at 4:00am

What's up, kids?! Callie and Nichole are back together in the studio, this week having a little fun critiquing Beauty & the Patriarchy, I mean, er, cough, Beauty & the Beast - Disney's live action version of their timeless classic Stockholm Syndrome manual!
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What's up, kids?! Callie and Nichole are back together in the studio, this week having a little fun critiquing Beauty & the Patriarchy, I mean, er, cough, Beauty & the Beast - Disney's live action version of their timeless classic Stockholm Syndrome manual!

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This week, guest host Marine from the YouTube Channel ‘A Privileged Vegan’, fills in for Nichole to discuss the history and present day criticisms of [...]
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This week, guest host Marine from the YouTube Channel ‘A Privileged Vegan’, fills in for Nichole to discuss the history and present day criticisms of [...]

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We're talking about boundaries again, our favorite subject! Today, guest host Aja fills in for Callie to talk about recognizing when we have weak boundaries, and ways we can strengthen them.
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We're talking about boundaries again, our favorite subject! Today, guest host Aja fills in for Callie to talk about recognizing when we have weak boundaries, and ways we can strengthen them.

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Callie had a burning passion in her heart to talk about hate, and how it's not all created equal: equating anger of the oppressed to that of the opposing view is simply another tool of oppression.
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Callie had a burning passion in her heart to talk about hate, and how it's not all created equal: equating anger of the oppressed to that of the opposing view is simply another tool of oppression.

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130 Vegan Review of Okja: Not the Animal Rights Movie We Were Hoping For

4 Jul 2017 at 4:00am

Our final episode in our media review series is Okja, a Netflix original movie directed by Bong Joon Ho. A weird, violent disappointment.
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Our final episode in our media review series is Okja, a Netflix original movie directed by Bong Joon Ho. A weird, violent disappointment.

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Our fourth installment of our pro-intersectional media analysis series is Interstellar, a quaint tale of U.S. and human and white cis-male exceptionalism, set in space!
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Our fourth installment of our pro-intersectional media analysis series is Interstellar, a quaint tale of U.S. and human and white cis-male exceptionalism, set in space!

The third installment of our media review series is season 1 of The Handmaid's Tale, a cautionary tale about white feminism that ends up, well, replicating white feminism.
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The third installment of our media review series is season 1 of The Handmaid's Tale, a cautionary tale about white feminism that ends up, well, replicating white feminism.

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In episode two of our five-part media review and analysis series, we are talking about Ex Machina: an intriguing and highly watchable sci-fi film that is, just like Wonder Woman last week, a "feminist" tale told from a male perspective.
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In episode two of our five-part media review and analysis series, we are talking about Ex Machina: an intriguing and highly watchable sci-fi film that is, just like Wonder Woman last week, a "feminist" tale told from a male perspective.

We braved the mall opening weekend to see Wonder Woman and give you our thoughts. Both spoiler-free and spoiler-full reviews included!
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We braved the mall opening weekend to see Wonder Woman and give you our thoughts. Both spoiler-free and spoiler-full reviews included!

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We talk about the Restless Vegans Manifesto AND Christopher Sebastion's latest posts on radical veganism this week, examining the ways these works could shape a better future for veganism.
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We talk about the Restless Vegans Manifesto AND Christopher Sebastion's latest posts on radical veganism this week, examining the ways these works could shape a better future for veganism.

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123 Q&A: Dealing with Carnist Humor, Refusing Invitations, and Being Vulnerable with People We Love Most

16 May 2017 at 4:00am

We decided to answer some of the many questions we receive from listeners or see being posted in the VWPA Society. This week we tackle three variations of speaking up for yourself and for animals in varying social situations.
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We decided to answer some of the many questions we receive from listeners or see being posted in the VWPA Society. This week we tackle three variations of speaking up for yourself and for animals in varying social situations.

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Facebook was abuzz recently over a Facebook Live video filmed by Chase Avior of Direct Action Everywhere that documented him and another person conducting an oppressive and antagonistic "action" in front of The Otheroom in Venice, CA. The action ended with avoidable violence and highlights exactly why a pro-intersectional approach to activism is so (... More)

Facebook was abuzz recently over a Facebook Live video filmed by Chase Avior of Direct Action Everywhere that documented him and another person conducting an oppressive and antagonistic "action" in front of The Otheroom in Venice, CA. The action ended with avoidable violence and highlights exactly why a pro-intersectional approach to activism is so crucial in the animal rights movement.

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Today we chat philosophically about using violent imagery in our vegan activism, specifically around efficacy, consent, and the objectification of animals.
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Today we chat philosophically about using violent imagery in our vegan activism, specifically around efficacy, consent, and the objectification of animals.

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We had a last minute change of plans this weekend when The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was released on HBO. We review the movie and give some background on Henrietta Lacks and her famous, immortal HeLa cells.
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We had a last minute change of plans this weekend when The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was released on HBO. We review the movie and give some background on Henrietta Lacks and her famous, immortal HeLa cells.

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We kick back and have many, many laughs this week watching Carnage: Swallowing the Past by Simon Amstell, the world's first ever hilarious vegan mockumentary.
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We kick back and have many, many laughs this week watching Carnage: Swallowing the Past by Simon Amstell, the world's first ever hilarious vegan mockumentary.

In the first of our two-part series, Nichole and Callie discuss what mass incarceration is, how we came to have the system we do today, how the system currently works (including topics like bail, pleading guilty vs not-guilty, and who is actually in prison), and then we end with a heartbreaking story from Kalief Browder about his tragic experience (... More)

In the first of our two-part series, Nichole and Callie discuss what mass incarceration is, how we came to have the system we do today, how the system currently works (including topics like bail, pleading guilty vs not-guilty, and who is actually in prison), and then we end with a heartbreaking story from Kalief Browder about his tragic experience in our prison system.

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